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Vanzara's weird 'symbols' of power: Ex-DIG garlands Sardar Patel statue with a toy gun
•When asked about the rationale behind it, Vanzara told reporters that it was a "symbolic tribute" to Patel's contributions.
Ishrat Jahan encounter accused DG Vanzara returns home after 9 years; announces entry into public life
•Vanzara, a key accused in the alleged fake encounters of Ishrat Jahan, Soharabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati, was given a grand welcome by his family members and well-wishers in Gandhinagar.
Sonia for 1984 and Modi for 2002: Memory versus forgetting
Ajaz •Separated by 18 years, the 1984 and 2002 riots are deep gashes in our collective memory. The two riots are part of the debate over secularism between the Congress and BJP
Vanzara's accusations: It's time for Modi to speak to voters
Fp Staff •The state-police relationship Vanzara describes is problematic. It's time the chief minister speaks about it and clears the air.
Vanzara letter: Modi was expecting engineered scandals
Sanjay •At BJP-RSS meet last month in Delhi, Modi had asked party leaders not to be unnerved if rivals engineer scandals about him once he is anointed the party's PM candidate for 2014
Gujarat's encounter cases: Who's who and what they allegedly did
Fp Staff •Everything you need to know about the killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati and the policemen accused of conducting these extra-judicial killings.
Did 'Guru' Asaram's arrest turn Vanzara against 'God' Modi?
Fp Staff •Was it the arrest of Asaram Bapu in a case of sexual assault of a minor that led to Vanzara despatching his angry resignation letter? There is an old connection between the two.
Vanzara quits IPS, blames Modi, Amit Shah for encounter killings
Fp Archives •Ahmedabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Suspended police officer D.G. Vanzara has quit the IPS after alleging that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former minister of state for home Amit Shah were also to blame for "encounter deaths" that have kept him and 31 other officers in jail for years.